The Chandelier by Clarice Lispector

The Chandelier

Clarice Lispector with Magdalena Edwards (Translator), Benjamin Moser (Translator)

320 pages first pub 1946 (editions)

fiction literary dark slow-paced
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The Chandelier, written when Lispector was only twenty-three, reveals a very different author from the college student whose debut novel, Near to the Wild Heart, announced the landfall of "Hurricane Clarice." Virginia and her cruel, beautiful brot...

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Community Reviews Summary of 110 reviews

Moods

challenging 77%
reflective 77%
dark 44%
emotional 44%
sad 38%
mysterious 27%
adventurous 5%
tense 5%

Pace

slow 89%
medium 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 41% | No: 16%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 41% | No: 33% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 8%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 75% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 8% | Yes: 8%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 8%

Average rating

3.84

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